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The Florists' Review 



.TiT.v V, lltil 



the iii;ixiiiiiiiii ttVcct \\;is iiutcd. In diu' 

 ('XJilii|)l(' ii SiiihI;i\- iii'W s|i:i |iri' inhrrtisc 

 incut (it' };l;iiliiili, pl.-K-cil dii tlii' >:inir 

 Ii;i)4(' witli .'in .-irlirlc dii ^^l.-nl inli. sn|i|ilicc| 

 li.v llic ti.-inlcii liiiiciin, |iiilli'il liusiucss 

 .•liriollllt ill^i' tn t'lilir liliMs till' rust iil' tlir 

 .•|il\'cit ismicllt . It' \\c coiilil ;il\\;iys iln 

 this, w <■ slidlllil rrit II illl V yet lii'li. 



'I'lir cxpciisi' III' tliis iiiililicit y. iinilcr 

 the j^iinlcii l>nic;ni |il;iii, is ;i ti;ii-1 imi of 

 till' cost 111' .'I Ji.'iiil .'hInciI isiiij; cii in |m i;^>i. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



Henry A. Drccr. riiilMili'l|ilii;i. l':i. "S|H(i:il 

 .Midsiiiiniiir (MTi-i- fur riiirists." iiiiitjiiiiiiK ^i 



M lliili-SMll' lisl ,.r lliiwcr s Is ;illil ^111 :iiiVMllll' I'f 



llT 111' lilllhs; l\M'lll,\ I'lllll' pil».'>'S, "I'll ilhlSllMtlMl. 



All liiii's iif llc.uiT s N. fill- •^■rcciiliuiisr. ;;Mrilrn 



.■mil i>(ic-iHii:il Ihinlcr. ;irr imi mli-d, Iml Ihr prns 

 l"'iii\'' iJ'in li.isi'i- Ml' \. i:,!:!!'!.- s, ■,.,!-. |s irl'rn-,.il 

 In IIm Ulcir u lic.|i's;ili- iil.llkil -:irilrii.is' r,-|l:i 



Aiit. C. Zvolanelt & Son.s. [."iiipc,,'. c^r 



"Xvnljini'U's l-'lnl-ivtv I,i^| ,,l' S\Wil I'I'J Sl'L'll." 

 nil .S put-'' I'n.kl'l I'.il-ni li,„.|vl.l. Hcsilll-S till' 



Kciirr.'il slnrii :iiiil l:isl \i':ir's imvi'llii's, lliriT 

 iii'W v:irirlii's I'lir lllL'l 'Jli -.iri- lislnl. diii' jiauc 

 is iic.iipicil li\ ti'ii •'.Sill. 11 ('(iiinn:niiliii'-iits mi 

 Smi'cI I'i-:i Cilltlllf." 



Paul F. Roclu'Ue. Mnnisinu n, N .1. I,isi .r 

 v<'i;i-l;il>li' iiliiiils. Till' v:iiii'l ii's cnriicil iiiiii 



|irisi. r«;:|il,-|llls. rlllihiiyi.. I'cjclV. li'lllll-l'. lolllilt.i. 



iMiilillowci'. |ii'|ipcr iiiiil sweet pilMhi phinls. 

 mikI Ihey lire ehissilii'il ms e.-irl.\ :iih1 l.lte e,.l(l 

 l'r:iiiie, tniiispliinleil |ini|,.i|. lieliT ^ r. iwii mill re 



reclli'cl Mi.eli. .Ssler pi.'llils 11 Isn .lie 1 il'l'er..il , 



Charles Frost. Keiiilwoitli. N. .1. An iUus 

 tr.'ileil. eleiirly iirliiteil I'dlci. r. icnuiiiiiin;; ;i 

 ileseriptive Iniile list i,r ■ 'Kenil wcpft li iJiiiiil 

 I'niisy Sceil." llesiiiev I lie iiilTereiii types. 



sIlMilis III- euileetiiilis. suell il^ tile "llhllll Kellil- 

 Wiirlh Cut I'liiHel- Mixture." 111.' slmU elilll 



prises iiliiiiii flirty vaiieiies iIkh ^n-e iiliereil liy 

 inline, ill seii,ir;ile injurs, 



Henry F. Micliell Co., I'iiil,iilelp|ii;i. I';,, IH.k 



trilled. snilllller u'lulesule i:ll:iliii;ile iif veeds, 



luillis. plniils. iiiiplenieiiis miiiI sundries: tliirtv- 

 Iwii piiues. Ill-sides I ill- rielily eiil<iri-il ciiver anil 

 tliree inserts. On tin- enver .-ii-i- ^Imwii halt a 



dll/.l-n varieties ,,f sweet peas, lie-ides priiiiulMs. 



eiiierarias. e.xejaiiienv and p.-iiisie^. '.\ ;:reeii- 

 tinli-d insert idfers seeds id' |iereiiiiials ; a pink 

 sheet eiilitains a wllidesale list uf liiillis; llie iitliiT 

 insert is devilled In lilies .-| lid lieal-s ;i eiilnred 

 pii-tlire III three \,irieliis 



INTRICACIES OF SEED TRADE. 



Til 



Jirc ;i 



IH'SS 



,S('I\ I' 



It i.s 



have 



tors 



(l\\ cs 



jirolil 



Problems Presented. 



the thinking; sciili^ni.'in — and tlie.v 

 II that kiiiil wild stay in the Imsi- 

 variiius i|Ut'st ions incsciit them- 

 -i til wliii-h till' aiiswi-r is luit easy, 

 til the tact that .such kccii niiiuls 

 lii'i'ii lir(iu;;lit to boar on such mat- 

 in earlier years that the trade 

 its hit;li st .•iiiilinji today. Hut the 

 ems ,-n-e not, all solved, not li\' any 



ANNOUNCEMENT 



Change of Business 



To all my old customers and friends I beg to announce that 

 commencing July 1st my business, heretofore known as L. J. 

 I'iKU PER CO, will be consolidated with the plant brokerage 

 business of C. U. LIGGIT, Philadelphia. 



My ollice and phone connection at Watertown, Mass., will 

 remain open as in the past. I will give my personal attention to 

 all New England business in particular, as well as any other orders 

 sent me direct from any other section All orders will be filled in 

 all cases with stock from as nearby a shipping point as is possible. 

 I shall devote my entire time to the service of New England in 

 particulat-, both as to filling orders, as well as the selling of any 

 good stock which any grower may have in surplus. 



All bills contracted by L. J. Reufer Co. pi'ior to July 1st will 

 be paid by me and I will collect ail accounts owing me. I will, 

 therefore, appreciate the assistance of all my customers in settling 

 up these accounts. 



Write me direct to the address below, and phone anv time it 

 can be made conveni»-nt. I am always at your service. It will be 

 my elfort to give better service than I have been able to give at 

 any time in the past, and I am sure that under the new arrange- 

 ment better service will result. 



L J. REUTER 



15 CEDAR ST. ^lllZr BOSTON, MASS. 



Telephone, NEWTON NORTH 3333.W 



(Xew Presiil. lit lU 11 



iillierii Seed-Mien's Assn.) 



manner of means. Some of those still 

 liefore us liave lieeii presontcil liy a 

 ^Uritisli seedsman in the f'ollowin};' 

 terms: 



'Wide Scope of Trade. 



"Today, ]ierhajis more than ever, we 

 see tradesmen ;ind dealers of all de- 

 scriptions dablilin^^ in j^arden seeds and 

 the idea seems to lie jiretty f^eneral 

 that the seed tr;ide is a l)iisiness which 

 can Well lie handled liv the corn 

 ch.indler, the yrocer, the ^'eneral stores 

 ilialer, or even the draper. Kveii in 

 the le;,nt iiiiate t r;ide itself we art! 

 familiar with youn};sters who imagine 

 th.-it two or tliree seasons behind tlie 

 counter ot' .1 ret.'iil seed shop has en 

 .•ililed tlieiii to j^rasp the business and 

 justilies their ajijilicat ion for a ]iost 

 as fully (|ualified seedsmen. And yet 

 I am constrained to oiiiiie that, of all 

 br;inches of horticulture, no)ie is so 

 deliij,M'd in intricacies as the seed trade 

 and the men who liaxe the widest ex- 

 jierience .-ind h;i\e studied most assid- 

 uously will most readily ;iilinit the vast 

 extent of that which still remains be- 

 yond their ken. 



■'One may handle seeds until thi-i-e 

 are few ]h> c.innot name at si!,fht, lie 

 may lie keen enough to tell from a 

 sample in his hand whether it has tlie 

 wei};ht d(>nianded of a good stock. The 

 presence of foreign seeds or weeds may 

 never escape his eagle eye and lie mav 



ST. LOUIS SEED CO. 



The Home of "Pure and Sure" Seeds 



411 . 413 WASHINGTON A VENUE 



ST. LOUIS, MO. 



Return Envelopes 



Catalogue Envelopes 



Seed Packets 



Brown Bag Filling Machine Co. 



Fitchburg, Mass., U. S. A. 



